Posted on November 12, 2013. Tags: Boarding Houses, SBU, Stony Brook University, The Statesman, Three Village Patch
Stony Brook students are looking for housing options in the wake of the town’s crackdown on illegal housing. According to an article in The Statesman, the university’s student run paper, legal housing is typically more expensive than illegal housing, making the later option more attractive. The story also cites the high cost of living on campus. […]
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Posted on October 25, 2013. Tags: Boarding Houses, SBU, Stony Brook, Stony Brook University, Three Village Patch, Town of Brookhaven
Town officials, local law enforcement and grassroots organization, The Stony Brook Concerned Homeowners sent a clear message on illegal boarding homes at a community meeting held Wednesday night; they aren’t welcome. The meeting, organized by the Stony Brook Concerned Homeowners, a group dedicated to fighting what it calls an epidemic of illegal boarding homes in […]
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Posted on October 6, 2013. Tags: Boarding Houses, Campus Housing, Landlords, Off-Campus Housing, Rental Permits, SBU, Stony Brook, Stony Brook University, Three Village Patch, Town of Brookhaven, Town of Brookhaven Law Department
(March 13, 2013) Stony Brook University officials and Brookhaven Town attorneys have come to an agreement that has the potential to ease friction arising from illegal housing issues within the community, Three Village Patch has learned. University spokeswoman Lauren Sheprow told Patch that following a meeting with a town attorney and a town investigator, the […]
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Posted on September 11, 2013. Tags: Boarding Houses, Campus Housing, Civic Association of the Setaukets, East Setauket, Elaine Crosson, Off-Campus Housing, SBU, Setauket, Stony Brook, Stony Brook University, Three Village Patch
Stony Brook University officials are exploring off-campus housing options that could have the potential to alleviate some of the community’s concerns over students living in illegal college boarding houses. That news was delivered Monday night at a meeting of the Civic Association of the Setaukets and Stony Brook, where Stony Brook’s vice president for external […]
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Posted on August 25, 2013. Tags: Boarding Houses, Bruce Sander, Off-Campus Housing, Protest, SBU, Stony Brook, Stony Brook University, Strathmore Village, Three Village Patch
The Stony Brook Concerned Homeowners lined up on Strathmore Village Drive on Saturday morning, intending to get the attention of a specific South Setauket resident who the group alleges rents homes illegally to college students in Stony Brook. The group’s message? That they will not tolerate illegal college boarding homes in the Three Village area, according to Bruce Sander, one of […]
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